Sat 23 Oct 2004
Today’s restaurant of choice will be The Gaucho Grill.
As soon as we got there, someone opened the door, was friendly, asked if we had a reservation and so on. We got that sorted, then the hostess led us to our table, but only after offering us a tray of Ramadan specials like qamar deen and dates and so on. Im a sucker for small touches of hospitality and service.
The ambiance was excellent, very elegant and modern, with an open view of the kitchen, always a plus. Our waiter, Warren from South Africa came straight away. We ordered our drinks while we checked out the menus, which are interesting but not very practical. The bread provided before the meal comes with an excellent chilli sauce, or Argentinean ma3booch if u like, really good with the bread and butter.
I ordered seared tuna for starters, and a sirloin steak medium cooked with a side of spinach and garlic. The rest ordered the fillet steak also medium cooked. Before we decided on our steaks, Warren came with a tray of the four kinds of steaks and explained alot about each one, which was an excellent touch in my opinion.
The tuna came first, it was ok, nothing special at all.
The steaks came shortly afterwards, and for the first time in Kuwait, I got a steak that was actually medium when I ordered medium! It was perfectly cooked, part bloody! My sirloin was really gorgeous, so were the fillets, all in all the best piece of meat you will ever try in Kuwait.
Following the main, I ordered a chilli chocolate mousse, which at first I thought was average, just another chocolate pudding. But after a while i actually needed some water, the chilli effect came in a few seconds later, very very interesting mix! I love all types of fusion in food!
The price wasnt bad at all for steaks. It was 36KD for the three of us. The most interesting part of the whole night was Warren coming at the end and telling us that he wanted to recite a poem for us! He did, it was very funny and weird in a way, but that alone added alot of bonus marks for the restaurant, again im a sucker for these personal touches!
Overall……DO NOT MISS THIS RESTAURANT! If you like steak, this is the ONLY place worth trying in Kuwait. Terrace Grill is overpriced, overcooked, with average food. Entrecot (sp?) is good for what it is, but for real steak lovers, its the fast food of steaks.
Final Grade - 96/100
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October 23rd, 2004 at 11:15 am
I loved my steak.
But Food was Cold.
And the Desserts were BAD !
I’d go again, because I am a Meat-Lover, Yummy Yummy Yummy.
PSS.
ps. Boy, is it Windy today! 23/10/04
October 23rd, 2004 at 11:34 am
We should read your post after the fotoor
TAPAS
October 23rd, 2004 at 11:36 am
We should read your post after the fotoor
….That was high garde for restaurant in kuwait!
TAPAS
October 23rd, 2004 at 12:14 pm
The place is amazing. When I was there I was with a big group so we tried a majority of the appetizers except the tuna and they were amazing.
October 23rd, 2004 at 2:40 pm
Food!
October 23rd, 2004 at 3:06 pm
hmmmm……I see food is a popular topic! From now on I will increase food related topics during Ramadan, “ilgumhoor 3aayiz kida!”
October 23rd, 2004 at 7:37 pm
Q , You didnt know that in kuwait we just love to eat : )
TAPAS
October 24th, 2004 at 3:20 am
Food, Techie stuff, and Weird stories are the most read stuff I guess
hehe for me that is because they are my passion ;P
October 25th, 2004 at 12:09 pm
A friend of my mother always says لا خير في أمة همها في بطنها
I respectfully disagree!
October 26th, 2004 at 1:37 pm
i wonder why a south african is waiting in kuwait .. hmm
is this place new? where is it located?
do they grill the meat gaucho style or the place is just called gaucho grill for the sake of importing more namebrands from where ever?
October 26th, 2004 at 1:47 pm
It is new, its in the Palms, which is near the Radisson SAS. And no, its not the Gaucho style big fire flame cooking kind of thing. Its a steak house, with a menu sexied up with Argentinean names. Still excellent!
October 26th, 2004 at 3:54 pm
Oh what a shame, do they at least serve the meat on skewers?
if you’re ever in chicago may i suggest fogo de chao for some authentic gaucho meat
December 23rd, 2004 at 2:25 pm
DO NOT EAT AT GAUCHO RESTAURANT, KUWAIT!!!
I’ve been to Argentina a couple of years ago and fell in love with the place and the food. So you can imagine my excitement when hearing that an “Argentine” restaurant was opening here.
So I went there with a friend for the first and last time. Let me tell you why:
1. “Nickel and dime” type of menu — you have to order the steak by itself, then you order one or more side dish because the KD7 steaks comes bare on its plate! Then you order the sauce to top your steak. Each of these items comes at as a separate charge. I would much rather that they raise the price of their steaks and include the side dishes and sauce as part of the package. Even the water has an extra charge - although we did request regular filter water.
2. There is nothing special about their steaks! It would be better for you to buy your own Argentine steaks from Sultan Center and grill/cook them at home. The steaks I’ve had in Argentina simply melt in your mouth, you feel as though you are eaten marshmallows rather than meat — not at Gaucho Kuwait.
3. Pushy waiters - Beware, this is the type of restaurant where after serving you every single course the waiter waits for a few minutes and comes and asks you whether you are enjoying your meal — at the precise moment when your mouth is full. And no sooner have you wiped your mouth with your napkin, your plate is swiped from the table before you had a chance to place your napkin back down. So for most of the time you’re there, you feel as though you are under close observation the whole time that you’re eating. Well, I guess maybe some people like that type of attention - but not all of us do.
4. I tried some other so-called Argentine specialties, such as their empanadas at Gaucho Kuwait. They were nothing like the ones in South America. In fact their dough tastes similar to Lebanese dough rather than the empanadas that I’ve tried in South America. You would think that the restaurant owners are playing a joke; Hey, who can tell the difference in Kuwait, right?!
So once again, DO NOT EAT AT GAUCHO RESTAURANT, KUWAIT.
February 10th, 2005 at 7:11 pm
96/100 for a place that offered “ok” starters and average desert.. it should have been in the lower 80s if not high 70s.
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